Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak rises to 3,256 m in Idaho. Decker Peak stands 3,263 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mickey's Spire, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Thompson Peak is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. Its 10,751 ft (3,277 m) summit is located within Custer County, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County. Thompson Peak is also located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, a unit of Sawtooth National Forest. The town of Stanley, Idaho is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Thompson Peak. Redfish Lake, Little Redfish Lake, and the visitor services at these locations are only a few miles from Thompson Peak. Directly to the north is neighboring Williams Peak, while Mickey's Spire is 0.24 miles (0.39 km) to the south-southwest. There are a total of four routes to the top of Thompson Peak: South Couloir - class 3, Southwest Couloir - 5.2, Northeast Face - 5.8, West Crack - 5.2. The easiest way to access Thompson Peak is from the Redfish Lake trailhead and to take the Fishhook Creek Trail to the Alpine Way Trail. From there, follow the Alpine Way Trail to the base of Williams Peak before going off trail up to an unnamed lake to the northeast of Thompson Peak. Then, head up to the saddle between Thompson and Williams Peaks before making the class 3 scramble on the west-southwest side of the peak that begins on the Thompson-Mickey's Spire saddle.
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Wikidata Q7795764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3256 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 23 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mickey's Spire: 0.2 mi
- Mount Carter: 0.4 mi
- Williams Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Limbert: 0.9 mi
- Harriet's Pinnacle: 1.0 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.8 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 7.5 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
- Baring Divide: 4.6 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 12.1 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 13.9 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 7.1 mi
- Custer Museum: 23.0 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 4.2 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Stanley Park: 6.0 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Banner Summit: 15.8 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Thompson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Peak | SSE 163° | 3,263 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SSW 204° | 3,255 m | 0.2 mi |
| Williams Peak | NNE 17° | 3,241 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Carter | WSW 249° | 3,228 m | 0.4 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSE 168° | 3,191.256 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SW 228° | 3,165 m | 0.9 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSE 168° | 3,151 m | 3.4 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,150 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400597 — Thompson Peak, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666487
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